FARMERS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

Windmill Noise Annoyance, Visual Aesthetics, and Attitudes towards Renewable Energy Sources

A small focused socio-acoustic after-study of annoyance from a windmill park was undertaken after local health officials demanded a health impact study to look into neighborhood complaints. The windmill park consists of 31 turbines and is located in the South of Norway where it affects 179 dwellings. Simple exposure-effect relationships indicate stronger reactions to windmills and wind turbine ...

Renewable Energy Sources

Glossary Amorphous silicon (a-Si): A glassy alloy of silicon and hydrogen (about 10 percent) used in thin-film photovoltaic solar cells to convert sunlight to electricity. Anaerobic Digestion: Combustible gas called biogas produced from biomass through low temperature biological processes. Anthropogenic: Man made. Bagasse: The fiber residue that remains after juice extraction from sugarcane. Ba...

Towards the Use of Renewable Energy Sources in the Home

The paper presents the results of the European EIE project “Realising the potential for small scale renewable energy sources in the home – Kyotointhehome”. The project's global aim is to inform and educate teachers, students and their families so that they can realise the need and can assess the potential for energy efficiency (EE) measures and renewable energy sources (RES) in their homes. The...

Energy Sources: Non Renewable and Renewable

Towards a Sustained Use of Renewable Energy Sources in Romania

The paper presents the potential for RES in Romania and the results of the Romanian national research project “Romania contribution to the European targets regarding the development of renewable energy sources PROMES”. The objective of the project is the development of energy generation from renewable energy sources (RES) in Romania by drawing up scenarios and prognosis harmonized with national...